JOB DETAILS:
The consultant will then prepare a draft situational analysis report based on the desk review. The source documents must be referenced in the report as numbered footnotes. The report should have the following structure:

Concluding remarks
• Conduct key stakeholder informant interviews (that will be determined by the output of the process in to gather more detail and clarify the previously assembled evidence of available policies, legislation, regulations, and/or guidelines.

• Gather additional policy documents as relevant. This information will be used to update the first draft situational analysis report and produce a second draft report.
• Develop a summary of findings and use a multisectoral approach in engaging stakeholders to disseminate the findings.
• This will entail identifying different stakeholders involved in stewardship and disseminating the findings to those stakeholders in a workshop for consultative discussion.
• Update second draft situational analysis report using the stakeholders’ recommendations and produce the final situational analysis report.
• Present findings to the AMS TWG and the AMR multisectoral coordination committee (MCC) and present recommendations that feed into the development of the national AMS action plan on AMR and AMS.

Consultant qualification requirements:
• Should have a Degree in Pharmacy or Medicine and a Master’s degree in Public health, or a health science (a PhD will be an added advantage).
• Knowledge of Tanzania’s health system structure and health policies
• The consultant must also have experience working with the pharmaceutical sector in Tanzania particularly the Pharmaceutical Services Unit (PSU) of MOHCDGEC and the pharmaceutical regulatory bodies (The Pharmacy Council and the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA).
• Experience in review and development of pharmacy related policy and regulatory documents
• Demonstrated working experience in the areas of pharmaceutical supply chain and antimicrobial stewardship at policy as well as facility level.
• Preferably the consultant should also have experience working with the animal sector in antimicrobial stewardship or have participated or been involved in multisectoral coordination of antimicrobial resistance.
• Strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with senior government officials and other stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to generate lucid reports, and presentation skills in English.